Vicinity of Wilmington, 1872

Description: Wilmington, the principal seaport in North Carolina, is situated on the east side of Cape Fear River, twenty-five miles from the ocean, by way of Cape Fear, and 150 miles N.E. from Charleston. Place Names: Wilmington, Smithville, Masonboro ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters, oceans, location Keywords: Vicinity of Wilmington, physical, political, physical features, local jurisdictions, inlandWaters, oceans, location, Unknown, Source: Marcius Willson, History of the United States (New York, NY: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, and Co., 1872) 155Map Credit: Courtesy The Private Collection of Roy Winkelman